[Techtalk] Need advice for PC upgrade

[2xthefun]

Hi Samantha,

Best of luck with your upgrade.  You might have already checked this, but Red 
Hat has a HCL which should indicate if the hardware is compatible or not.  You 
can access it by going to http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/?pagename=hcl. I 
don't personally have any linux-experience with the hardware you listed, but I 
hope that site works for you.

Deanna

>===== Original Message From "Samer M. Yhya" <samer-yhya at writeme.com> =====
>Hi,
>I?m going to upgrade my 400MHZ PC in a few days and I wanted some advice on 
hardware compatibility with Linux. I had trouble running a network card I 
bought lately on RedHat8, so this time I?m checking for compatibility first.
>
>I have RedHat8 and I?m going to format everything and making a clean 
installation. I?m only a simple user, so if the hardware will only work after 
surgically editing some OS files then please don?t recommend it. I only want 
to know if the hardware
>will run right away after installing Linux or with simple configuration. I 
added the prices (in euro since I live in Holland) so if someone thinks that 
I?m being ripped of, please tell me. also any suggestions for other hardware 
is welcome, I?m
>willing to pay a little extra if you think there is something more useful for 
my needs.
>
>After looking at the hardware available in my neighborhood friendly computer 
shop I came up with the following configuration:
>
>
>WILL THESE WORK UNDER REDHAT8?
>
>32 MB nRiva TNT II AGP                    ?      39,95 (video)
>Creative SoundBlaster Digital 4.1 OEM     ?      22,50 (sound)
>Celeron 1700 MHz socket 478, boxed        ?      77,50 (processor)
>Motherboard? (any suggestions?)           ?     -+100
>
>
>AND AN ETHERNET CARD FROM THESE:
>3com 905 CXTXM WOL                        ?      44,95 (network)
>Sitecom LN013 USB to fast ethernet        ?      39,95 (network)
>Dynalink PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps 32bit         ?      36,00 (network)
>10/100 realtek                            ?       9,95 (network)
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Samer
>
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